(Also, because their method of destruction is eating, they also go for root systems and clear them whole; this is a very important feature in my area, as they’re used to kill blackberry, which does not die if you leave the roots.)

You prefer two stroke gasoline engines (Very environmentally unfriendly) vs goats because???

I've never seen city employees using "electric mowers"??? Probably because the battery life is simply useless for anything beyond a small yard?

On top of this, you prefer to pay unionized city worker wages to remove weeds instead of an environmentally friendly goat do it for almost nothing?

I saw 2 city workers trying to clear an area the other day. 3 hours later they were still there, gasoline burning trimmers screaming away. I'd say they had at lest a day of work left. Two workers, there all day - probably a few tanks of gas as well...

Personally, i'd prefer they had Goats as an option.. but that is just me.